Uzbekistan is the furthest east that Mickela's DNA will take her, where she learns to play the doyra in Tashkent and dances in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bukhara.

Uzbekistan is the furthest east that Mickela's DNA will take her, where she learns to play the doyra in Tashkent and dances in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bukhara.

Mickela kicks off the Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing! She learns the rhythms of Gwo-Ka, the soul of the islands, and witnesses the powerful marches honoring its ancestors with Mas Ka Kle!

Mickela kicks off the Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing! She learns the rhythms of Gwo-Ka, the soul of the islands, and witnesses the powerful marches honoring its ancestors with Mas Ka Kle!

The time has come to officially celebrate Carnival, and Mickela takes you from the morning celebrations of Mardi Gras to the festive parade that night with Waka Chire Band, followed by the solemn and powerful procession with Akiyo Mas Band on Ash Wednesday, a celebration completely unique to the Guadeloupean culture!

The time has come to officially celebrate Carnival, and Mickela takes you from the morning celebrations of Mardi Gras to the festive parade that night with Waka Chire Band, followed by the solemn and powerful procession with Akiyo Mas Band on Ash Wednesday, a celebration completely unique to the Guadeloupean culture!

Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city! business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city!

Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city! business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city!

New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens! and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens!

New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens! and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens!

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Japanese Taiko traditional drumming! Japanese Taiko traditional drumming!

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Japanese Taiko traditional drumming! Japanese Taiko traditional drumming!